The term Mixed Media covers a lot of things so how can anyone get it wrong. This is a fun place so if you are new and looking to have a play by having a go here is a bit of help. A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, etc, that are combined in a single composition.

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Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Today its time to reveal the Winners and Top 5 from "Anything Goes/optional Yellow" Challenge and also say a big big thank you to everyone who entered last months challenge and for supporting us and hope we see you again.

Friday, 5 May 2017

Thank you for your support and to everyone who entered our last Challenge and i shall be back on the 10th to announce the Winners, Top 5 and we have Digi Papers for our Winners.

Now our 15th Challenge for you is going to be "Anything Goes" + optional Pink.

We would love to see your mixed media work, project life spreads, digital layouts, scrap-booking, pocket letters, up-cycled projects etc. Even though we are a mixed media challenge we dont want to leave anyone out so you can also enter with your traditional paper/card/image layouts plus free to enter as many times as you like with a new creation. Enter any other challenges and most of all have fun.
Dont forget our sister challenge blog as its always "Anything Goes" at A Bit More Time To Craft

Would like to thank the Design Team for their stunning crafty creations that they have made for this challenge and hope they have given you some inspiration to join in with us as we can not wait to see what you come up with for this challenge.

We also have more inspiration for you from HemaandHina who have join as our Guest Designers for this months Challenge. Thank you ladies for being our Guest Designers and for your stunning inspiration for this challenge.

Hello Dearies...Today I share a reverse canvas with you all - PINK totally. I'm totally honored to showcase this project for More Mixed Media Challenge blog as Guest DT and would like to thank you guys for this honor. I have used the reverse side of canvas. I have used White Gesso - Prima, Dustty Attic Bubbles Stencil, Dustty Attic Chippie - Jewel and flourish chippie from local stores, Viva Gold, Baby Pink - Papericious new release spray, hand made and mulberry flowers, handmade felt flowers, different sizes beads and pearls.I worked down on the canvas with clear gesso and stenciled with Dustty Attic Bubble stencil and white gesso and heat set it, used spray and worked down, applied gesso to chippies and highlighted with Viva Gold, Embellished with flowers, beads and pearls.The focal pic I choose is my dear crafty friend's niece. She's totally a princess with Blue eyes....and pretty one. I just adore this little angel and complete loved working on her pics for my projects.

Happy to share this layout project which I guest designed as an inspiration for this challenge.

Pink is often associated with girlie things and so I picked a vintage photo of a sweet little girl for this layout.

The paper I have used is from one of soft pastels collection from the works stores. I gessoed first and then used spray from Lindy's gang to color my background. I used some die cuts from Kaisercraft wildflower collectibles and some other mulberry flowers from my stash. To finish off I added some sentiments from Tim Holtz idea-ology.

I gave this mdf Live ornament a coat of gesso to seal it,then applied 3 coats of Fuschia Pink acrylic paint, I didn't realise what a tricky colour it was to photograph, with the wrong lighting the pink looked red!I randomly stamped some script over the letters using black Stazon Ink.Once dry I sprayed with a sealer and then added the flowers,wire coils and gems.

For my creation i used an old piece of cardboard for the base (Cardboard Art). The image is called Pandora from Vera Lane Studios which i coloured with Spectrum Nior pens. Added scraps of papers, gesso, crayons, stencils, flower stamp cut out and coloured, buttons and ribbon

I altered and decorated a tin that had previously had chocolates in. I used stream and wild plum alcohol inks with dabs of BP7 pink alcohol spectrum noir pen, mixed with alcohol blending solution, dabbing randomly everywhere. For the lid of the tin I just used the pink alcohol with the blending solution. I stamped Stampington antique buttons with memento tuxedo black and decorated with ribbons, felt buttons and crocheted flowers.

To do the faces I used Sculpey Flexible Push Mold (Art Doll Faces) and some modeling paste. After drying I painted them with gold and cooper InkaGold paints. I gessoed the tags and did some stenciling with texture paste by Pebeo (although now the stenciling is not really visible:) I put few layers of masking tape , some gauze and pieces of builder's tape on one side of the tag. Afterwards I added randomly some coarse grain texture paste and Mini Art Stones and Art Stones from Finnabair ( to stick them together I used Medium Gel by Pebeo). Now the colouring part- I used 3 Magicals from Lindy's Stamp Gang: Hibiscus Rose, Plumeria Pink and a touch of Autumn Maple Crimson. As embellishments I used some sisal, silver metal wire, glass cabochons, 3D stars and a big white styrofoam balls. I placed the faces in a beer and champagne caps and on the cameo which I made earlier with modeling paste (all were covered beforehand with gesso). I stamped 2 butterflies (Visible Image - Own Kind of Beautiful) on the calque paper, cut them in a half and glued onto the tags. Splashes of black were created with black acrylic paint from Pebeo and the words comes from Tim Holtz' Idea-ology stickers. I added few small touches of gold (on the wings of butterflies, caps and on the edges of tags), added dark pink ribbon and my happy tags are done:)

For my project I decided to go ahead and make a couple of tags. I haven't made any tags in awhile and my time this week was limited. I took some distress inks (picked raspberry, tattered rose, & wild honey) to create my background. Took my Dina Wakley scribble sticks and edged the tags with black. The tag in the background is a bit different from the other. I took some magenta pink, blackberry and turquoise scribble sticks and created some polka dots to the background, then I created loopy borders in magenta pink on the tag closest in front. Both tags were stamped using a Heidi Swapp's Music Notes stamp in black archival ink. This stamp is a 6x6 and is gorgeous!

I also colored in the circle frame medallion around the face in magenta pink and the face in white. I also highlighted the music notes in white to make them stand out more. This was done on both tags. For the background tag, I had added a guitar that I had already cut from a long time ago. I just added some magenta pink to the inside scrolls and also added in some glossy accents. To the top, I added some pink ribbons and added a pink bow to the guitar. For the tag in the front, I added some gold and rose pink glitter flakes and some pink fringe yarn to the top. I also added a cute pink bow using some pink floss string. Added glossy accents to the medallion on this tag as well and added a Tim Holtz ideaology plate to the bottom of the tag that says, "Reality has limits, imagination is boundless". Well that completes my tags! Hope you like!

Head Start on our optional colour Challenges 2018

Jan = Blue

Feb = Red

March = Green

April = Yellow

May = Pink

June = Purple

July = Pastel

August = Bright

September = Brown

October = Orange

November = Black

December = White

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